Articles Promoting Massage Therapy
Various research and numerous studies testify to the profound and positive effects of massage.
Here are just a few...

"Companies are starting to recognize massage as a logical solution to employee stress, according to an article in the Feb.14th edition of eFit, an online health and fitness newsletter. Massage therapist Deanna Fraschilla is quoted as saying, 'A good therapist can hit the right points and change your life in 10 minutes. It's like watering a plant that hasn't been watered in a long time. It freshens up the body.' 'Can a Massage a Day Keep the Frustration Away?' also mentioned a Touch Research Institute study which showed that massage increases alertness and mental accuracy, and relieves stress."

"The hormone oxytocin gets a boost after a massage, according to an article titled 'Massage Makes You Happier and Healthier' in the Jan.25 edition of The Good Life, an online magazine for people over 40. The article quoted a study in the journal Psychiatry that measured the oxytocin levels in 25 women. Increased levels of oxytocin can reduce cortisol levels, ease anxiety and positively affect relationships, according to the study. 'Researchers found that blood levels of the hormone rose significantly following neck and shoulder massages,' the article stated. 'Since chronic evaluation of cortisol is a predictor for early onset of hypertension, heart disease, stroke and cancer, reducing cortisol can help you live longer, stay healthier and feel younger. The bottom line: massage increase oxytocin levels, which decreases cortisol and makes you happier and healthier.'"

-- "Massage in the Media." Massage Magazine. (86) July-Aug. 2000.

 

A graph from the AMTA showing the increasing popularity of massage therapy, as printed in January 2001 edition of Massage Today.

"The Touch Research Institute's founder, Tiffany Field, Ph.D., was featured in Psychology Today's March/April issue, in a one-page article titled 'Touching News.' Field mentioned many of the research-proven benefits of massage therapy, and offered the following advice to readers: 'Everybody needs to either get massaged by a therapist or a significant other, or self-massage by doing yoga or using a long-handled shower brush. Being touched in this way is as important as proper diet and exercise, and should be part of one's regular daily activities.' "

-- "Massage in the Media." Massage Magazine. (88) Nov-Dec 2000